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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-48797

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA image files.

Published May 27, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 27, 2026 · Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48797. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.27%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 patch: 8100020250614205641.4c9c024f

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing a heap buffer overflow.

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  • vendor Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 patch: 8100020250614205641.4c9c024fpatch: 8100020250614205641.4c9c024f

How to fix CVE-2025-48797

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-48797. EPSS is 0.27%. Act only if a listed version of Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 patch: 8100020250614205641.4c9c024f patch: 8100020250614205641.4c9c024f. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.27%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 27, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing a heap buffer overflow.

  2. Jul 27, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing a heap buffer overflow.

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-48797

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16288

    A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing a heap buffer overflow.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.